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First Responders Mental Health Task Force to Meet

The “Mental Health of First Responders” Task Force of the South Dakota legislature meets in Pierre.

Farm Bureau To File Comments On EPA And Corps Waters Rule Rewrite

The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers are starting the process of taking input on their rewrite…

YMEA Graduation

Fifteen high school students completed the two week “Yankton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurial Academy” and got their certificates at an event on Friday.

One Dead in Meade County Crash

One person died Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Piedmont.

Plugging in the Electric Vehicle Corridors

As more electric powered vehicles show up on roads and highways, more charging stations will be needed.

The Weekend File – YMEA Graduation

The Weekend File – YMEA Graduation

Staffing Up for the Start of School

School districts are moving rapidly to hire the teachers they need before classes start next month.

Backers of Medicaid Expansion Petition Drive Not Waiting on Congress

Backers of a petition drive in South Dakota to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot are also watching similar efforts in Congress

Iowa Corn Growers President Welcomes Crop Insurance Deadline Extensions

This week USDA’s Risk Management Agency authorized approved Insurance Providers to extended deadlines for producers. That extension includes premium and…

South Dakota Ag Bankers Meet

The South Dakota Bankers Association held their Ag Credit Conference last week in Sioux Falls.

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